寿 shòu
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 寸 — inch
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
寿命
shòumìng
lifespan
Characters in this word
命 mìng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 正确保养可以延长机器的寿命，减少维修成本。 Zhèngquè bǎoyǎng kěyǐ yáncháng jīqì de shòumìng, jiǎnshǎo wéixiū chéngběn. Proper maintenance can extend a machine's lifespan and reduce repair costs.
- 随着医疗条件改善，人们的平均寿命越来越长。 Suízhe yīliáo tiáojiàn gǎishàn, rénmen de píngjūn shòumìng yuè lái yuè cháng. As medical conditions improve, people's average lifespan keeps getting longer.
- 这种灯泡的寿命很长，可以用好几年。 Zhè zhǒng dēngpào de shòumìng hěn cháng, kěyǐ yòng hǎo jǐ nián. This kind of light bulb lasts a long time and can be used for several years.
Related words
- 长寿 chángshòu long life; to live long
- 寿司 shòusī sushi
- 命运 mìngyùn fate
- 生命 shēngmìng life
- 命令 mìnglìng order; command
- 革命 gémìng revolution; revolutionary
- 救命 jiùmìng to save a life
- 命名 mìngmíng to name
- 生命力 shēngmìnglì vitality
- 命 mìng to order; command; appoint
- 拼命 pīnmìng to risk one’s life; desperately
- 任命 rènmìng to appoint; appointment